automod

channel

If you're a channel host, one way to surface interesting new accounts in your channel is using @automod or an equivalent tool.

1. Add the bot as a host
2. Set criteria for what gets auto-liked by the bot

Allows for a lot of experimentation outside of the limited channel host tools. And it's entirely user-controlled.

new: auto-like any post with /automod

Why? To boost. Cohost likes are worth many normie likes in the current trending algorithm (~100:1)

Example: boost anyone's post who holds your token and doesn't have a power badge.

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how do you know what the current trending algo is? is it oss?

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Ya its in a notion mentioned in a @dwr.eth cast somewhere. Can't find it right now. Its something like trending = (likes + sqrt(cohosts_likes) * 300) / time_since_cast^decay_constant

I expect it to change given the recent revamp of replies and some of his casts this morning.

So to be clear

If I post in /[channel] and get 50 likes from regular users, L=50 and the top of the equation is 50

If then automod is a host and likes my post for holding a certain token, (sqrt 1=1)*300 + the 50

So now top of equation is 350?

Also, only affects trending, not user rank?

@dwr.eth

Understood on trending calc

affect towards user rank? You can plead the 5th

It's local to a given a channel and only if the channel host has the trending feed set up.